Classic Coleslaw

I’ve spent decades trying to come up with the “ultimate” (for me) coleslaw recipe and darned if I didn’t end up with almost exactly what you have described. The only differences are that I add a little sugar and a little celery seed.

I’m glad to see you omitted any salt. Too many recipes call for this and, of course, you end up with wilted, mushy slaw.

I’m going to try your recipe to see if I like the proportions better than what I created.

BTW, I’d love to see a short video showing what you describe for slicing the slaw. I’ve done it so many different ways, but never feel I am getting the right results. It “eats fine,” but sometimes I have too many small bits, and other times I have strands that are too long. One of the big problems is dealing with the outer, green leaves. I don’t want to throw them away, but when I slice them, especially if I use the mandolin, their shape is quite different from the inner, harder portion.

Can’t agree with yellow mustard being Dijon with turmeric. Try Coleman’s English mustard. You will see the difference.

I added some chilli, celery salt, and lemon instead of vinegar.your slaw is amazing,

for a festive meal, classic coleslaw mixed with bay shrimp. Excellent side to a turkey dinner

Great, and other people’s recipes in the comments section look fab too. but you have the origin wrong, it is indeed from the Dutch but while you have “kool” right, for “cabbage”, in fact “sla” does NOT mean “salad”, it means “lettuce”! The original is “koolsalade” (it was simply shortened by the americans) and this is what you ask for in the Netherlands. Incidentally, while you can make coleslaw without mayo, and in fact Dutch coleslaw rarely has much if any mayo, you can’t make it without cabbage, as some people seem to. Raw cabbage is very healthy; in Germany they eat it almost daily. It has the same active ingredient as paracetamol, so if you want to avoid stress headaches, eat a portion of raw cabbage each day.
My version is red and green cabbage (or even shredded Brussel sprouts), red onion, spring onions, thinly sliced carrots, halved cherry tomatoes and thinly cut and sliced red and green pepper, and finely chopped parsley, salt and lots of black pepper; all in a lemon, vinegar, oil and herb dressing. Occasionally with grated cheese and a tiny dash of mayo for sandwiches.

Sam Bacani coolslaw filipino style.mayo,mustard,pineapple,japanese raddish (takuan) yellow.cabbage,carots,salt to taste,pepper,raisins,onion,and garlic powder.

I’m making the non-mayo version tonight using purple cabbage, but adding a little lime juice too ;)

Wow,

This is a great site. I was surfing the web this morning for a coleslaw recipe to use up the enormous cabbage in the fridge. I think I will make two different kinds! My mom who is from eastern Europe makes a slaw with vinegar, oil and sugar. She heats the dressing ingredients in a sauce pan with a couple of whole cloves of peeled garlic and pours it over the cabbage, red bell peppers, onions and carrots. She puts it in glass jars in the fridge after it cools. It keeps for a week or so.

Hey Don, I tried out yours. I think it’s pretty good. Now I have to see what my sister and dad thing. :)

Referring to this one:

Posted by: Don on September 8, 2007 8:08 AM
Coleslaw

1 large head green cabbage, thinly shredded
½ cup onion, finely diced
2 large carrots, shredded

1 ½ cups mayonnaise
¼ cup cider vinegar
½ cup white sugar
1 teaspoon stone ground mustard
1 teaspoon black pepper, coarse ground
1 teaspoon salt

Toss together in a large bowl the cabbage, onion and carrots. Stir together remaining ingredients and mix into cabbage. Leave sit in refrigerator at least an hour before serving.

This is soo simple!
1/2 a head of Green cabbage
1/2 a head of Red cabbage
1 carrot peeled or sliced on Mandolin
1/4 cup of olive oil
1/4 cup of Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar
Honey to taste to your liking.
It is a hit everytime and all my gal pals are always asking for the
recipe!

I’m so glad to see other people say, “I love coleslaw!” because I also love it and always feel like it’s kinda dorky to like it. I’ve never actually made it and I did today and it is delicious (and easy)! Interesting to read the comments and see so many people put fruit in their slaw; I’ve never seen/tasted that. Maybe another time. Thank you so much!

your website is very helpful
to the coleslow salad I add some raisin
it gives sweet taste tosalad
try it you will love it.